Australia

The happy accident that created wi-fi. The well-placed piece of coral that saved the Endeavour...

Japanese troops seized and brutally occupied New Guinea's capital, Lae, for 18 months - until...

When it came time to hang Ned Kelly, the job fell to shit-shoveller-turned-quack-doctor-turned-drunken-chicken-thief Elijah Upjohn....

There's an authenticity to bush life - an appreciation of raw beauty, simple rituals and...

Australia's Black Summer Fires. Following a three-year drought and during the hottest and driest year...

Jack Kennedy (Sydney), Stuart Walch (Hobart), Dick Glyde (Perth), Ken Holland (Sydney), Pat Hughes (Cooma...

**Shortlisted, National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards 2024, Resources and Publications** Growing up in Sydney's Eastern...

The trees around us - some we may walk past every day - tell a...

'Our Songlines continue through our lived experiences. The strength, resilience, hope and love is heard...

The future of Australia as a post-industrial economy depends on how knowledge, skills and capabilities...

Award-winning author Alecia Simmonds uncovers a hidden history of love and heartbreak in the archives...

2024 winner of the Australian Naval Institutes Commodore Sam Bateman Book Prize HMAS Sydney was...

For several years, the Courier-Mail featured a special Anzac day story by their Walkley Award-winning...

Exploring practices such as Songlines, architecture and design, land management, astronomy, plants and law, this...

On the morning of June 10, 1933, newspaper sellers were struggling to keep up with...

'Aussies love a good story and entertainer Jim Haynes has been telling them for decades'...

The year in politics as observed by Australia's funniest and most perceptive political cartoonists. Featuring...

Abandoned buildings are a viewfinder into our heritage and often offer a story to tell...

Australian aboriginal people have lived in harmony with the earth for perhaps as long as...

This comprehensive guide to Australian Coin & Banknote Values contains over 4,500 unique images and...

Winner of the 2018 Walkley Book Award The best-loved building in Australia nearly didn't get...

The first joint biography of Bennelong and Governor Arthur Phillip, two pivotal figures in Australian...

The first book on Australian trans history exploring the lives and impacts of trans and...

The full story of the Australian victory at Beersheba secured by the Australian Light Horse...

Australia's national character and spirit have always been defined, rightly or wrongly, by 'the bush'....

This is the sixth of the 1950s and the twelfth book overall to be released...

This is the second of the 1950s and the eighth book overall to be released...